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From Kumaon

Kumaoni ghee — ‘ghyuu’ the way the hills make it

In the Kumaon hills, ghee is ‘ghyuu’ — a daily food, a ritual, a part of every home. This is the culture and craft behind our ghee.

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The short answer

Kumaon is the eastern hill region of Uttarakhand, and in the Kumauni language ghee is called ghyuu. Here it’s not a premium product — it’s everyday nourishment, made at home from curd, by hand, the way it always has been. That’s the ghee we bring you.

The culture

Ghyuu in a Kumaoni home

In Kumaon, ghyuu goes into the first dal of the day, into festival sweets, into a baby’s first khichdi, and into every ritual. It’s made in small batches from the milk of native Pahadi Badri cows — cultured into curd, hand-churned with a wooden mathani, and slow-cooked on a wood fire. Nothing about it is industrial.

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Our craft

From Maitoli, by hand

Our ghyuu is made in Maitoli, a Kumaoni village in Pithoragarh, by a women-led group led by Manju Bhatt. The full process and people are on the Pahadi ghee — Maitoli page; the method is explained in bilona method. Try it in classic Kumaoni-style recipes.

FAQ

What is Kumaoni ghee?
Ghee from the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand — called ‘ghyuu’ in Kumauni, made traditionally from native cow’s milk.
What does ‘ghyuu’ mean?
It’s the Kumauni word for ghee.
How is Kumaoni ghee made?
Milk → curd → hand-churned with a wooden mathani → slow-cooked on wood fire — the bilona method.
Where is your Kumaoni ghee from?
Maitoli village, Pithoragarh district, in the Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand.

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